Can you get a passport if you owe taxes? Last year, a new law expanded the Internal Revenue Service's power over your passport. However, if you are on a payment plan, you may still be eligible for a passport. But if you owe the IRS and you're not on a payment plan, here's what you need to know about the IRS, taxes, and your passport. When Can the IRS Take Your Passport? The answer to the question "Can you get…
Did you know there are new passport requirements for 2016? The new year has arrived, and so have new travel requirements that could leave you stranded. Read on to learn more about these new passport rules and keep your travel plans on track: New Passport Requirements for 2016: No More Adding Pages Frequent travelers, take notice. Before 2016, it was a simple matter to add extra visa pages once you'd filled up your passport. Not any more. Effective January 1,…
UPDATE: No passports needed for domestic flights...for now. The Department of Homeland Security has announced they will not start enforcing REAL ID at airports until January 2018. A passport for domestic flights? In 2016, your driver's license may not cut it at the airport. Read on to find out why and what you can do about it. In 2005, Congress passed the REAL ID Act. In response to the 9/11 attacks, the REAL ID Act laid out the security standards…
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Will New Mexico residents need a US passport for domestic flights? New Mexico residents are scurrying to get passports before the January 15, 2013 Real ID Act deadline. After that date, there is a distinct possibility that New Mexico driver's licenses will no longer be acceptable identification for domestic flights. Because New Mexico doesn't require proof of citizenship to get a driver's license, the state isn't in compliance with the standards set forth in 2005's Real ID Act. Since the…
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Tax Day is over, and that means we can all breathe a sigh of relief and start impatiently waiting for our refunds to arrive. This year, the average refund is around $2985. What are you going to do with your post-tax windfall? We suggest getting a passport, of course. Here are 5 reasons why: Ireland Is a tour of the Emerald Isle on your life list? Get a passport, grab your refund and go! For the next 5 days, LivingSocial…
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In 2009, new passport laws went into effect that changed the documents required for travel between the US, Mexico and Canada. Called the Western Travel Initiative (WHTI), the regulations required most US citizens to have either a passport or a passport card for land and sea travel to either country, with a passport book being required for air travel. Local businesses on both sides of the border have been ruing that day ever since, blaming the requirements for slowing down…
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At the moment, you only need a passport if you're leaving the country. But in this age of increased security, will you ever need a passport to board a domestic flight? Eventually, yes. There is a possibility that you could need a passport to board a domestic flight if you live in some states. That's because in 2005, the government passed the REAL ID Act, which created new standards that states were required to apply to their driver's license and…
